Anthropic: Claude 3.5 Haiku vs DeepSeek: R1 0528
Side-by-side comparison of Anthropic: Claude 3.5 Haiku and DeepSeek: R1 0528. Compare pricing, context window, capabilities, and find out which is better for your workflow.
Verdict
strong confidenceDeepSeek: R1 0528 leads overall
DeepSeek: R1 0528 leads in price and max output, making it the stronger choice for most workflows. Anthropic: Claude 3.5 Haiku remains competitive with advantages in context window.
Best for with Anthropic: Claude 3.5 Haiku
Best for with DeepSeek: R1 0528
Side-by-side
Technical specifications
| Anthropic: Claude 3.5 Haiku | DeepSeek: R1 0528 | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Anthropic | DeepSeek |
| Input price | $0.80/M | $0.45/M |
| Output price | $4/M | $2/M |
| Context window | 200K | 164K |
| Max output | 8K | 66K |
| Capabilities | Tool useVision | Tool useReasoning |
| Released | Nov 3, 2024 | May 28, 2025 |
Scoring breakdown
How each dimension compares
Price
DeepSeek: R1 0528 leadsAnthropic: Claude 3.5 Haiku
$4/M tokens
DeepSeek: R1 0528
$2/M tokens
Context Window
Anthropic: Claude 3.5 Haiku leadsAnthropic: Claude 3.5 Haiku
200K tokens
DeepSeek: R1 0528
164K tokens
Capabilities
Anthropic: Claude 3.5 Haiku
2/4
DeepSeek: R1 0528
2/4
Max Output
DeepSeek: R1 0528 leadsAnthropic: Claude 3.5 Haiku
8K tokens
DeepSeek: R1 0528
66K tokens
Recency
Anthropic: Claude 3.5 Haiku
Nov 2024
DeepSeek: R1 0528
May 2025
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